E3 2010: Rayman Origins announced

Ubisoft drops an artsy 2D Rayman prequel on us, we clap

Near the end of their conference, Ubisoft showed off a trailer for Rayman Origins. It's a 2D side-scroller with a ton of personality, and Michel Ancel, the creator of the series, as well as Beyond Good & Evil, is behind it. Artsy! The game is related two a new set of game development tools which Ancel is working on.

We don't have any details on the game, other than what we can glean from thetrailer, which is mostly thatit looks damn pretty: